British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap is known for her intricate, intimate pop recordings, her work writing songs with Taylor Swift, and her score for the hit musical “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” She has also developed new technologies to create music and help musicians. For Ms. Heap, pushing innovation and sharing resources (such as the breakdown of revenue generated by her most popular song, “Hide and Seek”) is a way to build community and boost musicians at all levels of the industry.

Her first U.S. concerts in nine years kicked off April 28, part of a tour spanning 21 shows. She performs wearing sensor-laden fingerless gloves called MI.MU, which she and a team of engineers and designers developed over the last eight years. (Aimed at professionals, they sell for about $3,300 per pair.) Instead of fiddling with a laptop on stage, as many electronic artists do, Ms. Heap controls her gear with the WiFi-connected gloves and custom movements, such as spreading her arms to add a cavernous echo to her vocals or pinching her fingers to brighten a synthesizer tone.

Ms. Heap’s nonprofit research and development group, Mycelia, is working with International Business Machines Corp. and Evernym, an identity company, to launch a digital hub for musicians. Called Creative Passport, it will provide verified, searchable profiles where musicians can collect and control their data—from biographies and detailed song credits, to information about publisher and record label representation—and, eventually, feed information to Spotify, YouTube and other music platforms. The idea is to make it easier for musicians to get discovered, get work and disseminate accurate information.